🏀 Sports

Sports coverage celebrates competition, community pride, and the stories behind the score. We cover high school, collegiate, professional, and community sports across Michigan, with strong visual storytelling through photography. From championship moments to rising talent, our reporting highlights the athletes and programs that unite fans across generations. Sports here are about more than wins—they’re about identity and impact.

  • Rain Delay Can’t Slow Tigers in 10-4 Military Appreciation Day Win Over Twins
    By Larry Arreguin| LPL News Wire| June 9, 2026 DETROIT, MI (6-9-26) — Military Appreciation Day at Comerica Park gave Detroit Tigers fans plenty to celebrate Tuesday night. After enduring a sweep the last time the Minnesota Twins visited Detroit, the Tigers responded with a four-home run performance and a dominant bullpen effort to defeat…
  • Skubal Shines in Rehab Start as Whitecaps Defeat Dragons
    By Larry Arreguin |LPL News Wire| June 7, 2026 COMSTOCK PARK, MI (June 7, 2026) — Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal looked every bit like the pitcher fans have been waiting to see return to the mound Sunday afternoon at LMCU Ballpark. Making his first rehabilitation appearance since undergoing elbow surgery in early May, the…
  • Las Calaveras Shut Out Dragons 8-0 Before Sellout Crowd at LMCU Ballpark
    COMSTOCK PARK, MI (6-7-26) — Las Calaveras de West Michigan celebrated Copa de la DiversiĂłn Day in impressive fashion Sunday afternoon, blanking the Dayton Dragons 8-0 before a sellout crowd of 8,967 fans at LMCU Ballpark. While much of the attention centered on Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal’s rehabilitation appearance, the Whitecaps offense supplied plenty…
  • Arch Rival Captures WFTDA Regional Championship in Dominant Fashion
    LANSING, MI (5-31-26) — Arch Rival Roller Derby cemented its status as one of the nation’s premier programs by capturing the 2026 WFTDA Regional Playoffs championship with a dominant victory over Gotham Roller Derby. Hosted by Lansing Roller Derby, the regional tournament brought together some of the top teams in the Women’s Flat Track Derby…
  • Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give Returns to West Michigan
    BELMONT, MI (5-31-26) — One of the premier stops on the LPGA Tour returns to West Michigan as the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give takes place June 11-15, 2026, at Blythefield Country Club in Belmont, Michigan. Since its debut in 2014, the tournament has grown into one of the LPGA Tour’s most popular events,…